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The data would be located on JWICS. The chances of it being hacked is close to zero. Foreign intel agencies do not have access except by deliberate leaks or a s
by jonnybgood 11y ago
The data would be located on JWICS. The chances of it being hacked is close to zero. Foreign intel agencies do not have access except by deliberate leaks or a spy inside.
- chatmasta 11y agoI've heard that one before. Most foreign agencies would probably take a far more direct route, one they've been using for centuries, and use one of the multiple moles they surely have placed inside of these organizations.
- jonnybgood 11y agoHaving a mole is completely different from a system like JWICS being hacked.
- chatmasta 11y agoIf private American communications data finds its way into the hands of foreign intelligence organizations, does it really matter whether the database was "hacked" technically or via traditional espionage? The end result is the same.
- jonnybgood 11y agoUsually when the term hacked is used it's used technically. The end result is the same but it's important to be accurate about the method and means.
- mordocai 11y agoActually, the term hacked is more often used nowadays in social engineering cases since that is how most data breaches occur. Espionage falls firmly under social engineering.
- deepnet 11y ago:D ha ha ha. FTFY The chances of it being secure are zero. The career incentives of the intelligence classes do not align with actual national security. Sadly it seems the inverse is true. --- Empirically: who gets fired when the data is hacked ? Guy at the top or some IT peon. Just who today is buck stop responsible for US National Data Security. (hint: APPLE)
- progressive_dad 11y agoThe whole point is for the buck to never stop. If the buck stops then suddenly ALL the bucks stop and Serpico (APPLE) is fucked. The buck just endlessly changes hands until more bucks are accrued to those who deserve bucks.